JANE EYRE

Uni­ver­sal ★★★★ The gifted Aus­tralian ac­tress Mia Wasikowska takes an im­pos­ing, time­honoured part and makes it her very own. Di­rec­tor Cary Fuku­nara and screen­writer Moira Buffini have skil­fully trun­cated Char­lotte Bronte’s clas­sic novel with­out los­ing any of its es­sen­tial force. The 18th film adap­ta­tion, and the best.